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In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb

March roars in like a lion
So fierce,
The wind so cold,
It seems to pierce.
The month rolls on
And Spring draws near,
And March goes out
Like a lamb so dear

by Lorie Hill

Week of March 5 – March 9

5 – Mon     

6 – Tue –    Science Fair Projects Due

7 - Wed –    Science Fair Projects on Display (Gym)

8 - Thur –   Spinning Newsletter goes home

                     Emergency Bus Drills before school

9  – Fri –     Snow make-up day

                     5^th Graders go to Olympia

Week of March 12 – March 16

12 – Mon   

13 – Tue –

14 - Wed – Report Cards due to Laura

                    Full Day, No Early Release (High school HSPE Testing)

15 - Thur – 8:15 Focus on Education Breakfast

                    Laura with/parents (music room) Invitations have gone out

                    3:30 Staff Meeting (Library) Tianna and Julia (Refreshments)

16 – Fri –   

Spring Conferences

See email coming with more information.

Report Cards

It’s a little early, but a reminder of the following important dates and reminders:

2/27/2012 Elementary: 2nd Trimester Report Card Teacher Entry Began  

3/19/2012 End of 2^nd Trimester and Report cards go home

Checking In

Please remind your parents, former students and any other person you might see in the hallway without a badge during school hours that they must first check in to the office.

March Gladness Projects coming up…

Pennies for Patients, benefiting the Lymphoma Society will be kicking off at an assembly on 3/16 running from 3/19 to 3/23.

Spring in to Action is a district wide Goodwill clothing drive initiative March 12 – 16 that we will be participating.

Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time (United States) begins Sunday, March 11, 2012, 2:00am, and ends Sunday, November 4, 2012, 2:00am.

Employee discount programs

Have you looked recently at what benefits are available?  http://intranet.puyallup.k12.wa.us/hr/benefits/discounts.cfm

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And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.    Abraham Lincoln

Week of February 27 – March 2

27 – Mon    8:45 5^th Grade Assessment Collaboration

                     1:00 6^th Grade Assessment Collaboration

28 – Tue –  12:30 1^st Grade Assessment Collaboration

                     3:30 Academic Meeting

29 - Wed – Individual Planning

1 - Thur –   

2 – Fri –      Student of the Month Luncheon (Lunch in classrooms)

                     3:45 PTA Meeting (Staff Lounge)

Week of March 5 – March 9

5 – Mon      

6 – Tue –    Science Fair Projects Due

7 - Wed –   Science Fair Projects on Display (Gym)

8 - Thur –    Bus Drills before school (see note below)
                    Spinning Newsletter goes home
9  – Fri –     5^th Graders go to Olympia

Reach Art Projects

Thank you to everyone that turned in their projects.  We had some pretty amazing stuff turned in to the office.  Jackie is working on our display board in the main foyer using projects submitted to the office and Pheng is in the process of mounting artwork to have displayed at the fairgrounds.  

Student Moving

Please let the office know if your student mentions they will be moving or that they have moved.  We will gladly make contact with parent/guardian to obtain specific information needed.

Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time (United States) begins Sunday, March 11, 2012, 2:00am, and ends Sunday, November 4, 2012, 2:00am.

Kindergarten Registration

It’s coming up quickly; March 20 is the evening registration.  If you have students with siblings that will be registering, please let them know to have their parent contact the office for more information.

Bus Drills

PM Kindergarten and Special Needs runs will also be conducting the drills on their appropriate school days. The students may be a little late to class on the above dates; your patients and cooperation will be greatly appreciated. Our goal is to complete the drills as quickly and safely as possible with minimal disruption to the school day

Sub Office

Effective February 23rd, the Substitute Services Office will be staffed from 5:30 am to 2:00 pm by Melissa Hooker (certificated coordinator) and Mindy Ryals (classified coordinator). It has been determined that we can greater serve our district's needs by being available to our employees and substitutes earlier in the morning.

Staff Room Cleanliness (Day 17 of clean sink/microwave)

Wow…I think the number speaks for itself.  THANK YOU ALL!!!

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Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.   Nathaniel Hawthorne

Week of February 20 – February 24

20 – Mon    No School President’s Day

21 – Tue – Welcome Back!

22 - Wed – 12:00 Deadline for REACH PROJECTS TO BE TURNED IN

                     Individual Planning

23 - Thur –  8:00 Safety meeting

                     3:30 CSIP Meeting

                     Student of the Month Names/Reason needed to be turned in

24 – Fri –    6:30 – 8:00 PTA Boy’s Night out – Family Night

Week of February 27 – March 2

27 – Mon    8:45 5^th Grade Assessment Collaboration

                     1:00 6^th Grade Assessment Collaboration

28 – Tue –  12:30 1^st Grade Assessment Collaboration

                     3:30 Academic Meeting

29 - Wed –  8:15 ART Meeting (updated 2/21)
                     Individual Planning

1 - Thur –  
2 – Fri –      Student of the Month Luncheon

                     3:45 PTA Meeting (Staff Lounge)

Card for Carson ElementaryA card has been placed in the staff lounge for Carson Elementary.  It will be sent out tomorrow, so please sign it if you would like.

ITC Help Center

Are you having issues with your phone?  Have something going weird on your projector?  You can contact the ITC Help Center by logging your request in at the following site:  http://helpcenter.psd.local/   If you are not sure, contact the office and we will assist you.

FYI

Phone rosters, master schedule, staff handbook, KCDA order form, etc. are located on the Y drive.  Click on Start, My Computer, Y(shared), SPI, Faculty, Staff Handbook (11-12)

Exciting News, this will be in the next Spinning Newsletter (in both languages)!

Latino message line launched to help Spanish-speaking families

The Puyallup School District has set up a Latino telephone message line to help Spanish-speaking families with questions about topics ranging from grading and school registration to attendance boundaries and district policies.

The message line, offered through the district’s Office of Diversity Affairs, is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week from August 1 through June 30 at (253) 604-3300.

Rogers High School Spanish teacher Ramon Schussler-Paz will monitor the messages and call back families with answers to their questions

Staff Room Cleanliness (Day 14 of clean sink/microwave)

We are on a roll…please keep it going as the sink and microwave are still looking good.  Thank you for your help as it is much appreciated!

Make each moment an occasion to live deeply, happily, in peace.  Thich Nhat Hanh

Week of February 13 – February 17

13 – Mon    11:30 Pizza w/Principal

                     1:00 Multi-Purpose Room Group Photos (Patrol, Choir, Drill Team, etc.)

                     CARE/SRC 3:30 Rm. 4 CARE

14 – Tue –

15 - Wed – Evaluation and Conference

16 - Thur – 3:30 Staff Meeting Library (Kathy and Tina Refreshment)         

17 – Fri –    No School Mid-Winter Break

Week of February 20 – February 24

20 – Mon    No School President’s Day

21 – Tue – 3:30 Academic Meeting         

22 - Wed – Individual Planning

23 - Thur – 3:30 CSIP Meeting

                     8:00 Safety meeting   

24 – Fri –    6:30 – 8:00 PTA Boy’s Night out – Family Night

Yearbook Photos

O’Connor Photography will be here on Monday afternoon to take group photos in the Multi-Purpose room.  We will call for the groups via intercom as in the past.  The goal is to have them taken quickly to lessen classroom interruption.

Reminder regarding Behavior Slips (excerpt from staff handbook)

Behavior White Slip Procedures

A positive climate is the foundation for building a successful school-wide behavior management system.  Respect for all people, property, personal space and language shall serve as a standard of behavior for everyone.  A student who demonstrates inappropriate behavior will be issued a behavior slip.  The purpose of the behavior slip is to communicate to students and parents any behaviors that fail to support a positive climate.  The behavior slip may also serve as a documentation tool in recording and tracking behaviors that may require additional interventions.

Issued By:

Recess supervisors, teachers and administrator

Reasons for Issuing: 

1. To communicate a concern that a student has received several warnings for similar behaviors.
2. To report inappropriate behaviors and the resulting consequence.
3. A behavior slip may be issued without previous warning if the behavior warrants it.
4. A behavior slip may be issued when a phone contact could not be made.

Procedures: 

Prior to the slip being given to the student, the bottom copy will be detached.  The person issuing the slip will file this copy in the office; a second copy will be detached and provided to the classroom teacher.  The student is responsible for returning the behavior slip with a parent/guardian signature to his or her teacher at the start of the following school day.  Teachers will send behavior slips to the office with their morning folder.  The attendance secretary will file the parent-signed behavior slips in the office.  The attendance secretary will double check the returned behavior slips against copies filed in the office on the previous day.  She will alert the teachers, recess supervisor, or administrator (whoever issued the behavior slip) of any student who has not returned a signed behavior slip.  It will be the responsibility of the person who originally issued the slip to follow-up with any student who does not return a behavior slip.  This could include meeting with the student, assigning a consequence, or a parent phone call.

Failure to return a white slip may result in one or more of the following:

• Loss of Recess Privileges until the slip is returned
• Parent Notification/Conference
• In-School Suspension

Questions please see Laura.

Staff Room Cleanliness

Thank you!  The signs appear to be working as there haven’t been dirty dishes left in the sink all week and the microwave is still looking pretty clean. 

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We are members one of another; so that you cannot injure or help your neighbor without injuring or helping yourself.   George Bernard Shaw

Week of February 6 – February 10

6 – Mon      CARE/SRC 3:30 Rm. 4 CARE
                    KG DIBELS

7 – Tue –    KG DIBELS

8 - Wed –    Collaboration and Teaming

9 - Thur –   1:30 KJH Counselors register 6^th graders for KJH

                     Spinning Newsletter goes home

10 – Fri –   

Week of February 13 – February 17

13 – Mon    Group Photos (Patrol, Choir, Drill Team, etc)

                     CARE/SRC 3:30 Rm. 4 CARE

14 – Tue –

15 - Wed – Collaboration and Teaming

16 - Thur – 3:30 Staff Meeting Library (Kathy and Tina Refreshment)         

17 – Fri –    No School Mid-Winter Break

Student of the Month Luncheon

Lunch will be eaten in classrooms on Friday, Feb. 3 due to student of the month lunch.

Late Start

Just a reminder for our 5^th and 6^th grade teachers, if we have late start, elementary band and orchestra will be cancelled.

Payroll Questions

Don’t forget the wonderful website that payroll has for employees that have questions pertaining to their payroll.  Log on using your same log in that you use to log on to your computer.  https://employeeonline.puyallup.k12.wa.us/ifas7/login/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fifas7%2fEmpOnline%2fdefault.aspx

Science Fair

Information sheets will be in your boxes to send home with students on Thursday.  Due date for projects will be Tuesday, 3/6 and projects will be on display 3/7 from 8:00 to 12:00. 

Going home instructions

Please remind your students that they need to follow their regular going home instructions each day.  Students that have changes to these plans should have a note from home or a phone call to the office.  Please remind students that this is for their safety and we need to know of any changes.

Staff Room Cleanliness

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